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Darklunarose

Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life | Sharon Blackie

bailed

Having been warned about the anti trans sentiments in this book I‘m choosing to send it back without reading.

ravenlee Good to know; unstacking this now. 2d

Darklunarose @ravenlee I honestly wish that books had warning labels, and/or there was a website where you could find a list of books that are full of undesirable things….like transphobia, homophobia, etc. 2d

Clare-Dragonfly Yiiiiiikes. Off my list for sure. Thanks for the heads up. 2d

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Darklunarose @Clare-Dragonfly all thanks to @Bookwomble for the heads up! 2d

BookishMarginalia Thank you for letting us know. Off my list too. 2d

Deblovestoread Thanks for the heads up. 2d

lil1inblue How disappointing. But good info to know. 1d

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Darklunarose

Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life | Sharon Blackie

I have been wanting to read this for a long time….going to try a chapter every so often and get it down. I‘m close to my crone era.

Clare-Dragonfly I‘ve been curious about this book. Let us know how you like it! 2d

Bookwomble If you are Trans supportive, please be aware that this author is not, and that reviewers say one of the chapters in this book explicitly reflects that. 2d

Darklunarose @Bookwomble I‘m sitting here with the book open and about to start it this morning. Thank you so much for this warning. I‘m more than just passively supportive of the trans community, I‘m ferociously supportive. I have people in my circle who are trans. I refuse to do anything that would not be supportive. This one is now going in the discard pile. Thank you so much for that! I don‘t do abelism, lgbtqia hate, racism, misogyny, etc. 2d

Bookwomble @Darklunarose 🩵🩷🤍💖 I was reading a different book by this author and struggling with the writing style, so looked up reviews to check how others found it, and then saw the comments about this book, which were generally positive about the content until the terfy chapter, when many people bailed. Sad, but there are undoubtedly other books on the subject that are more inclusive ✊ 2d

Darklunarose @Bookwomble im going to keep looking. At 46 im sure im close to perimenopause…..and id like something from a spiritual side as i move into my crone era to read. But not at the cost of terf bs. 2d

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hannah-leeloo

BFG | Roald Dahl

I have been ABSOLUTELY spoiled today! This is pic 1 of 3 haha. Went shopping with my mum's partner for jackets.... yes jackets and got erm..... sidetracked hahahha. First by the amazing BFG, we have here a bookmark, a glass jar that says "This is where all dreams is beggining" which you can put your dreams or money into and we have a book themed biscuit tin! Ok ok this is pic 1.

AnnCrystal 🤩💝. 2w

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Avanders

Dream Hotel | Laila Lalami

So close to being done w this book. It is so good. But it‘s a lot right now - it‘s a lot of “wait, is this supposed to be *speculative* fiction??” It‘s intense. And, look, I don‘t 💯 agree w the main character, but I do *know* her. She‘s pretty much my mom…. 😅

Also enjoying (tho struggling w focus) the 🧙🏼‍♀️ book.

And guys! 2 more Holiday swaps!! Wish I could do them all, but I have *done* them all and you should too!! 🎄🎁🤡❤️🖤

bookish_wookish, TieDyeDude, WildAlaskaBibliophile

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Injeanious

The Dallergut Dream Department Store: A Novel | Miye Lee

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This is a must read. So different then anything I‘ve ever read and it‘s such a feel good book about a department store that sells dreams

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Kshakal

Nightmares: How to Make Sense of Your Darkest Dreams | Alex Lukeman

#nightmare #hauntsandhexes @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Clever 1mo

Blueberry Good one. 1mo

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cant_i'm_booked

Man and His Symbols | Carl Gustav Jung

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In a great example of Jung‘s “synchronicity,” I was reading this book as my partner and I began to watch Bill Moyers‘s series of interviews of Joseph Campbell in “The Power of Myth.” Both really struck a cord in emphasizing the need of truly acknowledging oneSelf (both the conscious and the unconscious, the latter thru dreams) and how a psyche well-met can point to useful parallels in the natural sciences, religion and one‘s life‘s meaning.

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Ruthiella

The Lathe Of Heaven | Ursula K. LeGuin

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Wow! 🤯 It doesn‘t get much better than Le Guin, IMO. This book reminded me a little of PKD only it made sense because it was UKLG. 😜

What would you do if you knew your dreams could affect reality? Unfortunately I think most of us would try to use this to our advantage as the terrifyingly normal Dr. Haber does. Who would wish such power away like George Orr?

A great (and short) philosophical novel hidden in an entertaining SciFi story.

vivastory I think that this was my first Le Guin and it blew my mind in the way that the best SF can. Still holds a special place in my heart. 1mo

Ruthiella @vivastory My first Le Guin was A Wizard of Earthsea which I didn‘t jive with. But the I read Left Hand of Darkness and was blown away. 1mo

vivastory I haven't read Earthsea, but I only have 2 novels remaining in the Hainish Cycle & think it's absolutely brilliant. 1mo

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Reggie I have more nightmares than dreams so this would be a no go. I‘ve slept with the Antichrist, I‘ve been burned alive in a mall restroom as a white girl (I don‘t know why I was a white girl), and I‘ve seen the nuclear bomb as it hits through a window at work. lol but this review is great and intrigues me. Stacked! 1mo

Ruthiella @Reggie My nightmares are usually more along the lines of a never ending house where all the rooms are unfamiliar. 😱 I hope you like this book when/if you get to it! 🤞 (edited) 1mo

AnishaInkspill I really want to read this, on my tbr 1mo

Ruthiella @AnishaInkspill I hope you like it when/if you get a to it. Le Guin‘s books tend to really make me think, which I appreciate. (edited) 1mo

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BarbaraJean

Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth | Robert A. Johnson

so-so

I read this for my spiritual direction class, and came into it very skeptical—dream work has always seemed a little too woo-woo for me, to be honest. However, I came away from the book with my skepticism assuaged a bit… its idea of dream work as “peeking over the shoulder” of the unconscious drew me in and helped me move past some of my skepticism. While I don‘t see myself engaging with dreams and active imagination ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …to nearly the extent as described in the book, I do feel there was some helpful context and tools to explore further. That said, this did feel incredibly dated at many points, especially in regard to gender. I needed a few grains of salt all along the way. I suppose the fact that it feels dated is somewhat fitting, since I‘m using this to complete the year 1986 for #192025! @librarybelle 1mo

Librarybelle Yay!! 1mo

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